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Dear Mr Steven
I send you a
bill showing that the Haven(?) of
Hartfiel[sic] got the box in bad
shape[.] I want you to try and
get damages[.] it was linseed oil
and the whole box was spoiled
[illegible] but one book had
to burn up[.] Several are
gave away two dozen and
are selling the damaged ones
by giving a hatchet[.] the manager
is the fair Mr. Theodore Tarring-
ton of Norwich Conn can testify
to this[.] after this I will send
them by express [illegible]
shipments[.] the box was opened

Carrie Amelia Nation was born on November 25, 1846 in Garrard County, Kentucky to George and Mary Moore. Carrie married a young physician and teacher by the name of Charles Gloyd, despite her parents' objections. Gloyd was an alcoholic who died from his addiction in 1869. Carrie then married David Nation, who was 19 years her senior, in 1874. He was an attorney, minster, and journalist. By 1901, Carrie and David divorced due to differences in religion and charity work. She began speaking out against the evils of alcohol and taking extreme measures to discourage the consumption of distilled liquor. She started destroying whiskey kegs with hatchets, breaking windows in saloons, and setting alcohol on fire. Carrie organized the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, which was devoted to social reform and informing the public about the destructive power of alcohol. Carrie gave speeches and toured the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, visiting twenty-six different saloons and bars in 1906. During her Arkansas visit, she was arrested in Little Rock and Hot Springs, while fighting for the Temperance movement. In 1908, Carrie retired to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. She died June 9, 1911.

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Dear Mr Steven
I send you a
bill showing that the Haven(?) of
Hartfiel[sic] got the box in bad
shape[.] I want you to try and
get damages[.] it was linseed oil
and the whole box was spoiled
[illegible] but one book had
to burn up[.] Several are
gave away two dozen and
are selling the damaged ones
by giving a hatchet[.] the manager
is the fair Mr. Theodore Tarring-
ton of Norwich Conn can testify
to this[.] after this I will send
them by express [illegible]
shipments[.] the box was opened